Best Ever No Fail Chicken Soup  (Serves 6 –

Ingredients:

• 4     good sized chicken breasts with skin and bones
• 2     packages of Top Ramen Chicken Flavored Noodles
• 14   baby cut carrots  (sold in small bag)
• 1     sliced leek  (Be sure to wash well and cut pieces in about 1 inch rounds.)
• ¼   cup rinsed and chopped fresh parsley
• 1 -1 1/2   cups of diced celery including some diced celery leaves
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1. Fill and bring water in large soup pot to boil.
2. Rinse and add chicken breasts and slow boil for about 35 minutes.
3. Skim off residue on top of water in pot.
4. Add carrots, leek, and celery and 1 – 1 ½ seasoning packet from noodles.  (The more seasoning you add, the saltier the soup will be.)
5. Continue simmering for about 15 minutes.
6. Add parsley, salt and pepper to taste and let soup stand for 10 minutes.
7. Break noodles in half and follow directions on packet for cooking.  Do not overcook. Drain well and add enough of the chicken soup to all of the noodles to cover well and keep from drying.

Best if prepared in  individual bowls:

Remove carrots from soup and smash into individual bowls (2 – 3 per  dish), add small pieces of chicken breast.  Add desired amount of noodles to each bowl and then ladle in soup. 

Serve with Parmesan cheese.  Soup without noodles freezes well.

Notes: Remaining breasts can be eaten as is or used for chicken salad. Adjust ingredients to taste after your first try.